Act Number: 25

Act Name: The Advocates Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-05-19

Long Title: An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the legal practitioners and to provide for the constitution of Bar Councils and an All-India Bar.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Legal Affairs

Section 41: Alteration in roll of advocates.
    (1) Where an order is made under this Chapter reprimanding or suspending an advocate, a record of the punishment shall be entered against his name--
     (a) in the case of an advocate whose name is entered in a State roll, in that roll;
     1*                             *                              *                             *                             *
     and where any order is made removing an advocate from practice, his name shall be struck off the State roll 2***
     2*                              *                              *                              *                              *
     (3) Where any advocate is suspended or removed from practice, the certificate granted to him under section 22, in respect of his enrolment shall be recalled.
Notes:
1. Clause (b) omitted by s. 31, ibid. (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).
2. The words "or the common roll, as the case may be" omitted by s. 31, ibid. (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).
3. Sub-section (2) omitted by s. 31, ibid. (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).
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